Anne and Kevin looked at each other with gloomy eyes, trying to find solace in each another. However,
after their interaction, they felt even more helpless.
'What would propel a father to do this?' they thought to themselves, in search of an answer. 'Why would
he let his son endure a few more dreadful years in prison?'
The real question was what had really happened between them. What was the reasoning behind the
father choosing to let his son suffer in prison for a few more years while he was getting on for seventy?
Much to the couple's chagrin, the man in question kept silent, so Anne and Kevin were unable to figure
out the cause.
"I just can't let it go." Her pleading eyes travelled all the way up to her husband's face. She felt weak
and vulnerable.
Kevin smiled and nodded in agreement. Indeed, Anne was right. However, the old man was so
stubborn that they had no other choice but to accept it.
"We are unfamiliar with W City and, you know, we can't take care of him. It just seems that this is our
fate. We can't do anything about it." Anne shook her head. She couldn't face the horrible truth.
Kevin gave up trying to console her, so he chuckled and lowered his eyes. He figured everyone had
their own destiny. So, the only thing he wanted was to be in control of their own lives and carry on
without regrets.
After they came back to the hotel, Anne and Kevin packed their luggage and realized that they had
more things than expected.
Therefore, her hand rested nervously on her forehead, as she was trying to find a solution. Since they
had purchased so many things at the mall, they had no choice but to figure out a way of taking all the
things with them.
"Should we just let the hotel send the package back?" Kevin suggested the idea given their current
situation. He flashed Anne a small smile in a bid to convince her.
In the end, this was the only possibility, so Anne nodded in agreement.
Late at night, when the couple was about to fall asleep, Kevin's phone suddenly rang. He woke up and
immediately looked at the number, but he couldn't help raising his eyebrows in surprise.
"It's so late. What's up?" Kevin whispered in a soft voice, as he was checking up on Anne who was
curling up in his arms.
"I've thought long and hard about it and I've decided I can't hide this from you anymore. It's time for me
to tell you the truth. I've reached a certain age and when my time comes, I will feel ashamed for not
facing the consequences of my actions," said the old man with incredible calm.
Anne had held her breath during the man's long speech, but her eyes lit up at the realization. The old
man was finally willing to tell them the truth.
It was safe to say that she was extremely excited to hear it.
Kevin put the old man on speaker phone and his voice was now much louder on the other side. "You
have to know that my injury was caused by none other than Abel!"
Anne and Kevin frowned at each other in disbelief. In the end, although they had already guessed it, it
turned out to be Abel.
Unfortunately, the news didn't surprise them.
Every time Anne and Kevin met with him, they had this recurring feeling that the old man's wound had
something to do with Abel. Nevertheless, they couldn't say anything about the topic, since he was the
old man's child. But now the truth was out.
'Abel is such an asshole!'
Anne cursed internally.
"But there is a reason behind his actions!" The old man sighed heavily and resumed his speech. "Did
you already know Abel is a street gangster? My wife and I have been trying to persuade him to leave
this awful life, but he won't listen to us. Due to his unruly behavior, my wife was pissed off and passed
away and I can't control everything he does. I have no say in his actions! What's more, I'm going to die
soon. I've given up. Abel can do whatever he wants.
He has never been as bad as this. At least for so many years, he had never laid a finger on me!
But this time, the situation is different!" The sadness of the old man's voice was palpable. He couldn't
help but sigh heavily after letting it all out.
"Kim, namely Cory from the AS Group, is a gangster. Even though this is a legal society, this man can
get rid of anyone who gets in his way!
For instance, Kim once threatened Abel that he really wanted to kill him! How dare we provoke such a
person? So, we had no other choice but to follow Kim's orders.
He ordered us to deal with you. But, in the midst of desperation, Abel had to find someone to hit me, so
that I could blame all of this on you!
Unfortunately, we don't know what his true intentions are. What is the deal between you and him?
Anyway, all I can say is that, for the sake of my son's life, I had to listen to Kim!" In the end, the old man
felt there was no way out of this situation.
Abel was his only child and, although he was extremely disappointing, he couldn't let his own son die at
the hands of someone else.
Thus, the whole series of events were finally explained by the man.
Later, after listening to the old man, Anne and Kevin promised to protect Abel at all costs and to assure
that Kim was going to pay for the things he'd done. So, without further ado, the old man hung up the
phone, feeling a weight off his shoulders.
Anne gritted her teeth with anger. 'Damn it, Kim!' she cursed internally. 'He used everything he had in
his power to distract us and disrupt our cooperation with Mr. Huang!
How could someone like him exist?!'
"We have to seize the opportunity and bring Kim to justice! He must rot in prison!" Anne exclaimed
angrily at Kevin while firmly gripping his shirt.
It was true that Kim had gone too far this time. In fact, he really believed he could get away with
anything! Without any repercussion!
This person was rotten to the core. It was impossible to find any trace of humanity in his heart.
Kevin nodded slightly and held Anne tightly in his arms to ease her impotence. Without letting her go,
his eyes were fixated on the wall, lost in thought.
Indeed, they couldn't indulge Kim any more. The time had come to set things straight with him.
"So, we're going to stick to the original plan. We'll go back to A City first thing in the morning." Then,
Kevin softly kissed his wife's forehead and slowly drifted off.
Even though he had fallen asleep, her eyes didn't move away. But, Anne sighed helplessly and figured
she couldn't fight sleep any longer.
The next morning, the couple boarded the flight to A City.
When Kevin and Anne arrived in the afternoon, Emily and Sam had already been waiting eagerly to
pick them up.
As soon as she saw them, Anne seemed very happy, but the feeling quickly vanished.
"Hey, easy! Don't hug her so hard!" Sam immediately shouted nervously when he witnessed the scene
between the two ladies.
The newcomers were left a bit confused. Anne's body froze and slowly released Emily. Then, she
looked back at Sam with shock. At the same time, Kevin was also giving him a weird look. Since she
was sitting next to her husband, Emily couldn't help but lower her head slightly.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, the corners of Sam's mouth slowly curved upwards. Then, he raised
his eyebrows and decided to give his friends a great surprise. "Emily is pregnant!"
It was safe to say that Anne and Kevin were flabbergasted. Both of them looked at the pregnant lady
with their mouths open. How did this happen so fast?
Emily's face was as red as a tomato. But a shy voice could be heard coming from her direction. "We
found out just a month ago!"
Her period had always been regular, but it was delayed this month. Emily just tried her luck, but didn't
really expect it to be true. Now, she was certain that it had happened a month ago.
"You shouldn't be careless in the first three months!" Sam looked at Emily with nervous eyes and tried
to divert Anne's attention from his wife.
Anne felt anxious after their exchange, so she returned to Kevin for comfort. As a witness of the
expecting couple's display of affection, Kevin immediately held Anne tightly in his arms.
"What are the chances! I'm so happy to see you here!"
Suddenly, a grating voice could be heard coming from behind. Unfortunately, everyone knew who it
belonged to without turning around.
Anne and Kevin refused to meet the eyes of the person. "What an unfortunate coincidence indeed. But
we are busy, so we have to go now."
They had nothing to talk about with Kim.
Emily and Sam also looked at Kim dismissively and turned around without saying a word. The man
himself, however, wasn't offended by their actions. He rolled his eyes at them.
In Kim's mind, it was clear who the winner and the loser was this time around. He had thought that
Kevin would come up with something, but he was left really disappointed. So, now the loser had
completely lost his chance.
"I figured this game would be full of competition, but I didn't expect it to be so simple! I have to say that
I can't believe that I once lost to such an opponent!" Kim shook his head in disbelief.
However, he would never let his guard down. However it might be, Kevin's company was going to
become his.
As soon as they arrived at the Fu Family's humble abode, Anne and Kevin made a video call. When
they finally saw Selma and the children, who were abroad, they flashed their biggest smile at them.
"Mom, Mom, can you see me? I'm here," Sally said with excitement.
"And me, Mom and Dad, I miss you so much!" said Simon with a pout.
"Mom, Dad, don't worry! I'm very healthy now. The doctor said that I can have the operation a few
years later!" said Eddy eagerly.
Inadvertently, the children was upset that they had to leave their parents. But now apparently, after
finally seeing them, they had a lot to say.
Anne and Kevin couldn't help but smile kindly at them. After talking for a long time, Selma finally said,
"Get rid of Kim as soon as possible. Although we are living comfortably here, there's no place like
home."
The couple nodded in agreement. Then, Kevin looked at Selma with reassuring eyes. "Mom, don't
worry, okay? I have a plan. I won't let Kim win. When we defeat him at last, Anne and I will pick you
up."
Therefore, Selma nodded with satisfaction and hung up the video call.
Anne looked at her husband decidedly and he soon nodded knowingly. Without further ado, this
afternoon they were heading to the company.
When Kevin arrived at the company, he found there were actually very few shareholders at the meeting
this time. However, the most indispensable Kim was obviously here, waiting for them.
He looked at Kevin with a faint smile but determined eyes. "At the last shareholders' meeting, we made
it very clear. The person who takes the company out of the crisis is the one who becomes CEO."
His opponent nodded and waited for him to resume his speech.
"Mr. Kevin, you and I picked Mr. Huang as our business partner. But Mr. Huang is smart, so he
obviously chose to cooperate with me, not you here. So now I want to know who your partner is."
Now, they were fighting to see whose partner was the strongest.
However, and much to Kim's surprise, Kevin shrugged and said, "I don't have a partner."
This was all very clear to his opponent.
"Then this seat belongs to me!" Kim immediately stood up and looked down at Kevin with disdain.
This had been a simple race to the top!
Did it really turn out to be this easy to get this position? Kim was unhappy. He looked at Kevin's seat
and frowned. He didn't want to get the top job this way.
"If you want the company so bad, just take it. I don't care." Kevin smiled coldly and spread out his
hands to show he wasn't holding onto his empire.
But Kim looked at him with disbelief. The AN Group was fruit of the two generations of the Fu Family,
and Kevin had done everything he could to maintain it. Did it mean nothing to him now?
Kevin stood up decidedly, while ignoring the surprised expression on Kim's face. Then, he turned on his
heels and left the premises without anything else to say.
Kim frowned and stared at Kevin's empty seat. After a long time, he decided to leave the building as
well. He figured there was something very wrong and strange. What the hell did Kevin do again? Or
was there something much more important that he had missed?
After leaving the AN Group, Kevin went straight to the LF Group. Although the company had just been
registered not long ago, it had received countless orders. Now, it was rapidly growing and, even if its
reputation wasn't as good as the AN Group, it had gained much influence in A City now.
While sitting at the office, Anne tapped her fingers gently on the table, wearing a faint smile on her
face.
After the equity of AN Group went wrong, Kevin had already planned everything ahead. So, when Kim
and Kevin fought for the AN Group's CEO seat, the couple had already transferred all the business
relations of AN Group to LF Group and the contracts with their old partners were now all signed under
the name of the new company.
At the moment, even many of the employees of LF Group came from AN Group. Much to Kim's
chagrin, as he was so focused on getting the top job at the AN Group, he failed to notice the existence
of this new firm.
Wasn't this the cleverest plan in the world? And Anne wondered how ridiculous Kim would feel about
himself when he found out everything.
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